HAMILTON - Three goals in five minutes at the start of the third period for Ohio State, thwarted an opening night victory for the Raiders as the hosts fell 5-3 at Class of 1965 Arena on Friday night.
COACH DECOSSE'S COMMENTS
"I liked the way we came together as a team at times. Certainly it's in the early goings of the season and we played a strong opponent and that's why you play a strong opponent to learn more about yourself. So there's certainly things we can take away and bring with us and learn and continue to progress as a program, but certainly some really good moments tonight for us."
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Just four minutes into the game, Madeline Palumbo took a shot on a two-on-one but the Buckeye netminder was able to keep it out.
- The Raiders went on the penalty kill moments later but Farah Walker made a handful of stops and Colgate killed the player advantage.
- The Buckeyes continued to apply pressure to Colgate but Walker stood tall and kept the game scoreless through 15 minutes of action.
- Chloe Goofers picked up a loose puck in the neutral zone and found herself on a breakaway. After her initial effort was saved, Ava Wood cleaned up to put the Raiders up 1-0 late in the first period.
- The Raiders held on to a 1-0 lead after the opening frame.
- Ohio State tied the game at one just before the halfway mark of the second period.
- The Buckeyes made it 2-1 with a power play goal 37 seconds after their first goal.
- Farah made a post to post blocker stop with five to go in the second to keep the Raiders just a goal behind.
- After Ohio State took a cross-checking penalty, Elyssa Biederman slid the puck to Casey Borgiel who fired a shot into the roof of the net from the high slot to tie the game at two apiece.
- The game remained all square at two after 40 minutes.
- Ohio State scored three goals in the first five minutes of the third period to take a 5-2 lead.
- Borgiel netted her second of the night off a feed from Wood to cut the deficit to two with eight minutes left.
- Colgate forced a power play with five to go but were unable to capitalize and fell 5-3 in the season opener.
GAME NOTES
- Ava Wood scored her first career goal and posted an assist for a multi-point debut.
- Casey Borgiel scored two goals for her first multi-goal game of her Raider career.
- Farah Walker made a career-best 50 saves between the pipes.
UP NEXT
The Raiders (0-1) close the series with #2 Ohio State on Saturday at Class of 1965 Arena. Puck drop is set for 3 p.m.
